Alexander Tilney

The Expectations, the debut novel by Alexander Tilney brings you into to the elite world of a New England prep school. Tilney builds characters that are layered and presents the fascinating challenges of a group of teenage boys who are all wanting to fit in and have individual challenges they are facing as they navigate this new frontier.

From social status to family expectations, this book brings you into this secret world of traditions, hazing, and fitting into this very specific social landscape. Readers will connect with the main character's plight as he maneuvers this new path. He fumbles and follows along with others sometimes hurtful actions while silently wishing he could be more self-assured like some of his peers. I think anyone that has been a teenager can relate to that feeling and often the people who hurt others are the ones who feel the most alone.

This novel shares a compassionate look at a young man who is in the place between adolescence and adulthood and the struggles he faces in order to come to terms with himself, his family of origin and the world around him.

Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for an advanced copy of this book.… (plus d'informations)